CVE-2025-6239Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via monitor debug files

Published Oct 21, 2025 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Information disclosure in ManageEngine Applications Manager 176800 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read database credentials. When content check targets a sensitive file in the application directory, the File/Directory monitor writes encrypted database credentials into Debug-Info HTML files. Access requires authentication and an Administrator or Delegated Administrator to have configured the affected monitor.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.89%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in ManageEngine Applications Manager 176800 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read database credentials. When content check targets a sensitive file in the application directory, the File/Directory monitor writes encrypted database credentials into Debug-Info HTML files. Access requires authentication and an Administrator or Delegated Administrator to have configured the affected monitor.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6239
Published
Oct 21, 2025
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ManageEngine Applications Manager
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=176800

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine Applications Managerversion=0 <=176800

Published CVSS scores

6.5ManageEngineCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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